Microsoft O365 Training
Quick Start Guides
Office 365 offers a host of applications for seamless collaboration, communication, and productivity. Penn State has access to Outlook, Teams, SharePoint, and more.
Create.
Outlook
Microsoft Outlook keeps you connected and protected, with your email, calendar and files all in one app and includes intelligent email, a task organizer, calendar reminders and contacts.
Word
Microsoft Word is a popular word software used to create, edit, and format written documents, with features like spell check, the ability to save and store documents, and the ability to add images.
PowerPoint
Microsoft PowerPoint enables users to create engaging presentations using slides that can contain text, graphics, sound, movies, hyperlinks, and other objects.
Excel
Excel is a application for creating and editing electronic worksheets. Excel’s features include adding, editing, and formatting data, creating tables and charts and visualizing data trends.
Share and collaborate.
OneDrive
OneDrive is the Microsoft cloud service that connects you to all your files. It lets you store and protect your files, share them with others, and get to them from anywhere on all your devices.
OneNote
OneNote is an online note-taking tool that can serve a variety of purposes, including personal notes such as lists, meeting or research notes, and collaborative classroom notebooks.
Teams
SharePoint
SharePoint is a platform within Microsoft 365 that provides an extensive range of collaborative and creative capabilities to share, manage and access information from almost any device.
Facilitate your workflow.
Bookings
Microsoft Bookings is an online scheduling tool that allows users to set up calendars and manage availability for themselves or a group, so that others can easily book appointments with them.
Copilot
Microsoft Copilot is an AI-powered productivity assistant designed to enhance efficiency and streamline tasks for its users.
Delve
Microsoft Delve is a cloud-based service that helps individuals discover and organize information across Microsoft 365.
Forms
Microsoft Forms grants users the ability to easily create surveys, quizzes, and polls. Forms collects responses in real-time, and you can use built-in charts or export to Excel for data analysis.
Planner
Create Kanban boards using content-rich tasks with features including files, checklists, and labels. Collaborate in the cloud in Planner and Microsoft Teams, and check visual status charts.
Power Automate
Microsoft Power Automate, formerly Flow, is a web-only application that enables you to create automated tasks and processes across applications and services.
Power BI
Power BI is an analytics program for creating, editing, and managing datasets and visualizations, and allows you to transform data into interactive reports and collaborate on shared dashboards.
Stream
Microsoft Stream is a web-only application that enables you to store and share your videos of lessons, meetings, presentations, training sessions, or other content.
Sway
Sway is a digital storytelling application. Create and share interactive reports, presentations, personal stories, newsletters, vacation memories, school and work projects, and more.
Viva Engage
Viva Engage (formerly Yammer) is an enterprise social networking tool that provides a collaborative environment to connect and share with people from across the University.
Have questions or need help?
Contact the IT Service Desk by submitting an online help request.